Research

Ageing and Fatigue of Dynamic Elastomeric Seals

Principal investigator: James BUSFIELD
Funding source(s): E.P.S.R.C. / Schlumberger Cambridge Research Ltd
 Start: 01-10-2015  /  End: 30-09-2020
Directly incurred staff: Barnabas Shaw, Barnabas Shaw
A dynamic mud motor with a metal rotor and an HNBR statorDynamic seals such as those used in O&G drilling applications feature high strains, high strain rates, wide temperature ranges, contact with water and organic solvent mixes at large pressures. This project was to build a model to understand the behaviour of the elastomer materials found in mud motor stators.